Mop-wringer.



S. C. REPSHOLDT.

MOP WRINGER. 1

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-13. 19H.

Patented May 28,1918.

l ll l s e/EN wer eersflot 0F QMAHA EBEASKA- mes es.

To ellwltom it may concern:

Be it known that, I, S6311 CH IS, REP- 'IO D a ci izen o t e Uni ed S ate o America, re iding at Oma i the county of Douglasand fitateof Nebraska, have i11- vented eertaih new and usefi l Improvements in..M0p-.Wri ngers, of which the vfollowing is a, specification. v v This i ventienirelatesto c rtain ew n useful improvements 111 mop vvri gers.

i P y je t o theinvent o i h provision o a device adapted for extract- .ing water from aLmop. without the necessity of employing the hands of the operator, the device being e jllfl imhlfl i9 2 fill l l with buckets. cftdi eren s z A further 0111691 if 11211 device is the provision of a mop yvri gee adapted for i squeezing, a mop by mechan sm operated meansnbeing arranged for the expelled thud,

either by. hand or fee po reqeiving andithe Wringer -nfi eehap is a being adjustably and removab yh Qel iQd by u p provided for the/devi e- A i still. further object of th invent cn 18 the provision of a 6V Q8 p sses n great strength and adapted for easily extracting fluid from artieles such as taboos p fd therein, .the device being readily moved about and also ,servinggasa llGkQt hgld r during the mopping as. wel as. h? Wr eg n operation.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and correspond ng P r Figure 1 a view ofrthedevice partly in side elevation and partly in vertical sec-.

tion, the inoperative position of thevw llg mechanism being indicated by dotted lines as wel l as the operative p0S1131011 of di ferent sized buckets employed therewith.

the adjustable holding means for the wvringer mechanism.

Fig. 1 is an venlarged perspective vieW of the lower rear portion of the Wrangelmechanism showing a portion of theepedal device, and 1 Figs, '5 and "6 are enlarged side news of the adjustable connections between the supporting standard of the base and the legs of the Wringer mee'hanism idilustratirigthe adjustabi lity of the members.

Specification of Letters Patent.

in which like designating characters refer to throughout-the several vlews,

leer-wetness.

Patented May 1918.,

Application filed September 13,1917. Serial 1Y0. 131,169,.

thereby and serving for removing fl hid f f a mop positioned Within the hex or receiver 1 2 qtthe 1eeha ism and located above a bu ke 3 0f an t b e ize which 19311 p eyed in m ppin an wh h r'i ee upon a platform 1 1 forming partof the base 10.

l eplatt rm is p fere l prev d w t mar inal fiene l5, th as Q i e' s rlp portedon' casters 16 L po which 'thedv ce isireadily moved vvheilever desired durns the mo ping o r t A a o S and ards 1? are carried by the base '10 atthe rear 91 the p etf r b n QWR l Y shaped vineross section, and have the ebs 21 thereof provided with \/-sha1:)ed"slots 18 a d b yon t hap d slot 19 e Slots 18 and 19 in each eb 21 alternati g, and the slots in one i veb 21 being i h hori z ontal alinement with the slots in the other eb.

Th IQQXE e iQS ss 20 d pend g W the ea p rtiQ t ereof and rrange n parallelism, preferably formed 01 sheet met l and a ted f e ep en e w t Webs 21 of the standards 17. jT a sversely s xteed eef role 22 carri by heles adjaeentthe lower ends thereof suitably spacedapart for readyreceptibii Within the filflts 1. teale119, ,it being noted hat pek 1 4: ar rr i d t th P tte of the slots 1 8 a1rd 1 9, respectively, and are adapted for t 1e seatipg reception of the rods 22Wl111-l1h6 box 12 isarrangedi i operativeposiBiOl? With the legs 20 vertically disteos dk resser board 25 is pivoted at 26 wv itllin th e bottom of thebox 12 andis eone ct edlby a l i k 2-7. to an ar 128 secured r pee e 1 e r t ne' het 2 J' nme at the ear sh wee Qf he bQX en h in llpt l 'Q cl. ec p qrt cn .39 erv e' a e a lever for operatingtheprsserjboard. A ball 31 is secured to the shaft and projects teerwmlly oftl 50X 2 W1 vwhi h shaped tread le member 32 is ,pivota lly hung ee is ide- 2 v h rness d throu ee d 33 c ie y the l czfl t member =3 he ing a rearwardly extendirlgilower .eg ldpop tion 34 constituti g a pedal. s ri gs 35 ,encirele the treadlepmember 32 a1 1dbear beid/V6611 the gJ hlClG tfirz uicl [collars 1 3 6 SCCU IIGCl to q the treadle l he i ber above the said guide 'thereof. The box 12 may wringer mechanism in r Fig. 1 of the drawing,

whereby the treadle member is normally maintained elevated, with the presser board 25 in its rearward position, permitting the ready insertion of the mop into the box 12.

The complete operation of the device will be apparent from this detail description thereof, it being noted that the wringer mechanism is normally arranged with the box 12 positioned above the platform 14 and over a bucket as 13 that is mounted on the platform. The device may be readily moved wherever desired while mopping, and the mop positioned withinthe box 12 when it is found desirable to wring the same, this operation being accomplished by rearwardly moving the hand lever 30 or by depressing the treadle member 32 by placing the foot of the operator upon the pedal portion 3 1 be positioned at different elevations by providing a plurality of pairs of slots in the standards 17, a lower set of V-shaped slots 18 and an upper set of inclined slots 19 being herein shown. This vertical adjustment of the box 12 permits the employment of buckets 13 of different sizes, while a cutaway portion or notch 37 is provided in the bottom 38 of the box 12 which permits the box to be positioned slightly within the top of the bucket 13 and accommodating the latter upon the platform 1%. When it is desired to remove the bucket 13 or to render the wringer 11 inoperative, the upper bar 22 may be moved outwardly of the sockets 2 1 and into the inclined slots 19 within which the upper bar is positioned, while the lower bar 22 will be moved rearwardly, engaging the forward ends 39 of the V-shaped slots 18 or 18 and retaining the position as illustrated the positions of the bars 22 within the said slots being indicated in Fig. 6. When it is desired to detach the wringer mechanism from the support 10, the bars 22 are elevated out of the sockets 23 and 24: and moved outwardly through the inclined slots 19 or 19 and the outer portions of the V-shaped slots 18 or 18 thereby disconnecting the legs 20 from the standards 17 as will be evident in Fig. 5 of the dragforwardly against the -mop or other articles within the box 12 therebeneath. the opposite sides while the fluid passes through slots 40 and 11 in the front wall and bottom respectively of the box into the bucket 13 arranged Handles 12 are provided upon of the box 12 for convenience in moving the device as well as in detaching the wringer mechanism 11 from the support 10. I

What I claim as new 'is:

1. A mop wringer comprising a receptacle supporting base, a wringer mechanism tiltably and adjustably mounted thereon whererearwardly inclinedby dotted lines in" tilted and ad said base, and for the wringer mechaby the same may be bodily justed vertically relative to operating means nism.

2. In combination, a receptacle supporting base, upright standards upon the base, a box connected to said standards, a presscr boardwithin the box, an operating shaft carried by the box, operative connections between the shaft and presser board, a guide secured between said standards, and treadle means operatively connected to said shaft and slidably arranged through said guide.

3. In combination, a receptacle supporting base, a wringer mechanism including a box tiltably mounted on said base, said box being provided with fluid outlet openings in the walls thereof and with a cut-away portion adjacent its rear side adapted'for accommodation of the upper portion of the receptacle upon the supporting base, and means for operating said wringer mechanism.

4. A device of the class described comprising a base, a wringer mechanism including a box, upright standards upon the base having horizontally alined V-shaped and inclined slots therein, depending parallel legs carried by the box and arranged between said standards, and parallel rods carried by said legs removably received within said slots, said rods. being positionable in said slots to retain the wringer mechanism at an inclination with respect to said standards.

5. In combination with a wringer mechanism and a support therefor, parallel upright standards carried by the support and havinga V.-shaped slot and an inclined slot rearwardly opening at the free edges of the standards and with sockets at the bottoms of said slots, depending legs carried by the wringer mechanism, parallel rods carried by said legs adapted for reception within said slots and for seating in said sockets when the legs are arranged parallel with said standards and the device is operatively positioned, one of said rods being arranged at an intermediate point within the inclined slots and the other rod being arranged at the rear ends of said V-shaped slots when the legs are in their adjusted angular arrangement with respect to said standards.

6. In combination, a receptacle supporting base, upright standards upon the base, a wringer mechanism provided with depending legs tiltably and adjustably connected to said standards whereby said mechanism may be bodily tilted and adjusted vertically relative to said base and operating means for the wringer mec anism.

7 In combination, a receptacle supporting base, a wringer mechanism including a box, tiltably and adjustably mounted on said base, said box being provided with fluid outlet openings in the walls thereof, and

with a cut-away portion adjacent its rear side adapted for accommodation of the With the treadl upper portion of the receptacle upon the ard supporting base, and means for operating I said Wringer mechanism.

8. In combination, a receptacle supporting base, upright standards upon the base, a Wringer mechanism including a box connected to said standards, Within the box, an operating shaft carried by the box, a guide secured between said standards, a treadle means operatively connected to said shaft and slidably arranged through said guide, and means associated e means to maintain the 1n its rearwar inoperative position.

upright standard rigid With and extending base, a vertically adjustable Wringer mechanism provided With a depending leg and detachably connected to said standard, and operating means he Wringer mechanism.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 25

SOREN CHRIS REPSHOLDT.

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